Mysterious Creatures of Britain

Britain is a land of legends, myths and half-remembered stories from times past. It is a place of broad sweeping moors, dark dense forests, fern-choked glades, sparkling mountain streams, deep lakes and overgrown graveyards that sit next to ancient churches. It is a place where the natural lives in harmony with the supernatural, where the light and dark are sometimes lost in the gloaming, and where strange creatures have been reported for hundreds of years.

These are the mysterious creatures of Britain, ranging from the enticing Mermaid of Zennor in Cornwall, the Highgate Vampire, the Beast of Bodmin, the Owlman of Mawnan, to Morgawr, a huge plesiosaur-like beast believed to haunt the sea near Falmouth Bay, Cornwall. And yet these are not the only anomalies to be found in this green and pleasant land where fairies and imps abound and phantom black dogs frequent lonely country roads.

It is a place where a murderous fire-breathing entity called Spring Heeled Jack lurks in the dark streets of Victorian London and monsters lie in wait in the cold dark waters of the lochs and lakes. We have seen that ordinary people keep experiencing bizarre and sometimes quite frightening creatures that either could not, or should not exist, and yet, the experiences continue to this day.

JG Montgomery, cultural historian and member of the London Ghost Club (founded in 1862), takes the reader on a journey through these shadowy accounts where myths and legends blend with reality and the truth may be somewhat stranger than we could ever imagine!